The importance of antibiotics prophylaxis has been debated for a long time. Whether to rely on antibiotics prophylaxis in prevention of infective endocarditis for GI surgeries has been discussed widely. The following article provides most recent recommendations by different societies regarding antibiotics prophylaxis for GI surgeries.
Few decades ago, antibiotics prophylaxis was common practice for most GI procedures in the patients with high-risk cardiac conditions to reduce the risks of infective endocarditis. But, due to the lack of enough randomized trials supporting this practice and low incidence rates the practice of antibiotics prophylaxis required a second thought. Three different associations namely British Society of Gastroenterology in 2009, American Heart Association in 2007 and American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in 2o15 have provided their recommendations…
